Promise Mkwananzi, Sten Zvorwadza arrested

August 26, 2016

Breaking news from the Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition

Police have arrested #Tajamuka Spokesperson, Promise Mkwananzi. Mr Mkwananzi had gone to Harare Central for his routine report as per bail conditions granted to him on the 7th June 2016 following the Shutdown organised together with Pastor Evan Mawarire of #ThisFlag. He was arrested at 7:30AM upon his report at Harare Central. The state is preferring charges of inciting public violence ahead of the call for #Shutdown3.0 scheduled for 31 August 2016. The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights are attending to the case with Marufu Mandevere leading the team.

Police have arrested the National Vendors Union Zimbabwe Chairperson Stern Zvorwadza on allegations of inciting violence during the launch of the #MyZimbabwe Campaign on Wednesday 24 August 2016. Mr Zvorwadza an arch-critic of the Mugabe regime was arrested at 11:43 AM at Harare Central while reporting as per his bail condition. He has been arrested in a similar fashion as did to Promise Mkwananzi who was arrested earlier today. The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights is attending to the case.

"The determined efforts, and spirited focus by Zimbabweans from all paths and circles of life against authoritarianism as epitomised by #Tajamuka, #ThisFlag, churches, political parties, individuals etc just transmits a 'zing' of confidence, hope and dawn of a new dispensation from my skull nerves to my balls right to the tip of my foot. Authoritarianism and the despotic dispensation are under electrocution."
- Adolf, Kubatana subscriber in reply to our question asking what keeps people inspired during these tough times

" It was good and permissible when the flag since 1980 was carried by every Harry and Tom to Rufaro Stadium or National Sports Stadium to support Zimbabwe's national team the Warriors. It is good and permissible when the flag is carried about by women and children flocking to the airport to routinely receive the President from his many foreign travels. It is good and permissible if the flag is mutilated and redesigned on the party regalia of the country's self-acclaimed LIFE RULING SINGLE PARTY. It is now bad and not permissible when it is carried by those who demand that the sacrifices of those who lost their lives and years in the liberation struggle be respected by those in power through fighting corruption; practising good governance; public accountability by bringing to book those who are responsible for the missing $15 billion diamond revenues; fiscal austerity by cutting down on the many annual trips the President embarks on; by cutting on extravagance through avoiding the purchase of expensive Range Rovers when the govt is very broke to the point of asking for financial help from those it says are destabilising the economy and country."
- Zvakwana Taneta